year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
entrepreneur; person who starts a new business
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
existence; being; presence
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8